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<p>Donal Lenihan believes Mick O'Dwyer, who always thought outside the box, would have made a brilliant rugby coach. Pics: Inpho / Sportsfile</p>

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Donal Lenihan: Standing on the Croke Park sideline, it was hard not to think of Micko

Donal Lenihan's first visit to Croke Park was in 1969 to watch his father's native Kerry beat Offaly in the All-Ireland final, a team which featured Mick O'Dwyer. Years later, Micko would pick his brains on the latest training methods employed by rugby players

<p> The funeral of Michael (Micko) O'Dwyer at St Finian’s Church, Waterville, Co Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan</p>

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Watch: Funeral of Mick O'Dwyer in pictures

<p> Micko's sons John, Karl and Robert and family members carry the coffin at the funeral of Michael (Micko) O'Dwyer at St Finian’s Church, Waterville, Co Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan</p>

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‘King of the Kingdom’: Mourners honour GAA great Mick O’Dwyer at emotional Kerry funeral

'You were some man for one man': Marty Morrissey pays heartfelt tribute to Mick O’Dwyer at Kerry funeral

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'You were some man for one man': Marty Morrissey pays heartfelt tribute to Mick O’Dwyer at Kerry funeral

Four Late Late Show talking points, including a tribute to Mick O’Dwyer

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Four Late Late Show talking points, including a tribute to Mick O’Dwyer

'It was fairytale stuff': The last team Mick O'Dwyer managed

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'It was fairytale stuff': The last team Mick O'Dwyer managed

Mick O'Dwyer: remembering the GAA revolutionary who reshaped Gaelic football across generations

Mick O'Dwyer: remembering the GAA revolutionary who reshaped Gaelic football across generations

From Waterville to nationwide legend, Micko’s extraordinary legacy as player and manager changed the GAA forever

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025

Hundreds applaud GAA legend Mick O'Dwyer as mourners prepare to bid final farewell

Hundreds applaud GAA legend Mick O'Dwyer as mourners prepare to bid final farewell

Family, fans, and GAA stars paid tribute to the iconic Kerry footballer and manager on Friday ahead of his funeral tomorrow

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Mikey Sheehy: Farewell Micko, the greatest Kerry Gael of them all

Mikey Sheehy: Farewell Micko, the greatest Kerry Gael of them all

To have been in any of those dressing rooms is to have been inspired. We would do quite anything he asked us, knowing he wouldn’t ask to do something he wouldn’t do himself.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

The Gaelic Football Show: Mick O'Dwyer's football life less ordinary

S The Gaelic Football Show: Mick O'Dwyer's football life less ordinary

In a special episode to mark the death of GAA icon Mick O'Dwyer, Paul Rouse and Maurice Brosnan are joined by Kerry manager Jack O'Connor; Kingdom greats, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan and Ogie Moran; as well as Kildare's Glenn Ryan.

Listen | Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Paul Rouse: A man of contradictions and depth, Micko was an original

Paul Rouse: A man of contradictions and depth, Micko was an original

It is not so much that they broke the mould when they made Mick O’Dwyer; it’s that he broke the mould himself, again and again.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Shrewd off the pitch too, Mick O'Dwyer knew the art of the deal

Shrewd off the pitch too, Mick O'Dwyer knew the art of the deal

The Kerry manager was a players' coach who was a head of his time in making sire they were looked after.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

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Glenn Ryan: Hard work, fun and achievement - why we'll always remember Micko in Kildare

He might have reached greater heights with the Kingdom but when he came to Kildare we were on our knees - and it was some adventure.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Mickey Ned on Micko the player: The mental resolve, the focus, the determination

Mickey Ned on Micko the player: The mental resolve, the focus, the determination

O'Sullivan was a teammate of O'Dwyer's, a selector in his backroom and later succeeded him as manager.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

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Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Micko was a force of nature. In Kerry he is a deity

I got to know Micko better after I became the bainisteoir. I called down to Waterville once a year for an audience with him.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

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Tony Leen: It feels like a small piece of the Kingdom itself has died

One fine morning in Cork Dwyer pressed twenty quid into my daughter's hand for her first communion. I felt a relationship change.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Mick O'Connell remembers a fellow blueblood in the green and gold

Mick O'Connell remembers a fellow blueblood in the green and gold

Mick O'Connell is seven months Mick O’Dwyer’s junior. The South Kerry men won all four of their All-Ireland senior titles together

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Mick O’Dwyer’s funeral details: Kerry and GAA community prepare to say final farewell

Mick O’Dwyer’s funeral details: Kerry and GAA community prepare to say final farewell

Tributes pour in for Mick O’Dwyer, a Gaelic football icon who shaped the sport as both a player and manager

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Jack O’Connor: Micko was a constant presence in our lives

Jack O’Connor: Micko was a constant presence in our lives

Jack O’Connor reflects on his deep connection with Mick O’Dwyer, the legacy of Kerry football, and its pressures

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Mick Clifford: The night Mick O'Dwyer togged out for my grandmother's funeral

Mick Clifford: The night Mick O'Dwyer togged out for my grandmother's funeral

Mick O’Dwyer was more than a football man — he was a force of nature who left an indelible mark on Kerry and the GAA

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

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Micko in his own words: 'I’ve no more to do. I did it all'

From RTÉ’s 'Micko' documentary to one of his last interviews in the 'Killarney Advertiser', the venerable Mick O’Dwyer in his own words.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Former Kerry footballer and manager Mick O’Dwyer has died aged 88

Former Kerry footballer and manager Mick O’Dwyer has died aged 88

Kerry’s eight-time All-Ireland senior football-winning manager had been suffering from illness in recent years

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

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Johnny Doyle: 'The first Kildare tracksuit I got from Mick O’Dwyer I nearly slept in it'

The Kildare great, 46, confirmed his retirement from football following Allenwood’s senior championship exit last month

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

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1981: A year that confirmed Kerry and Micko's place in the annals

This week's Madness of Football podcast revisits Kerry's memorable win over Offaly in 1981. Paul Rouse examines that game's importance.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

Kerry great Mick O'Dwyer marries partner in Killarney

Kerry great Mick O'Dwyer marries partner in Killarney

The event at the Civil Registry Office in Killarney yesterday was followed by a small intimate reception at the Great Southern Hotel

Sat, 21 Jan, 2023

Members of Kildare team from 1990s present token to Mick O'Dwyer

Members of Kildare team from 1990s present token to Mick O'Dwyer

Fresh from Micko's reunion with Sam Maguire in July which captured many hearts, members of the Kildare side from 1998-2000 paid the legend a visit in his native Waterville

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Friends reunited: Sam Maguire pays visit to Mick O'Dwyer once again

Friends reunited: Sam Maguire pays visit to Mick O'Dwyer once again

Kingdom chief Jack O'Connor made the trip to Waterville yesterday.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

Charles Haughey wrote to console Mick O'Dwyer after five-in-a-row woe

Charles Haughey wrote to console Mick O'Dwyer after five-in-a-row woe

A new biography of Charles Haughey has unearthed a previously unpublished letter from the Dublin native commiserating with Kerry football manager Mick O’Dwyer when his side lost an All-Ireland final

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021